Android Platform Engineer – Android 17 / BSP / HAL / Infotainment

We are seeking an experienced Android Platform Engineer to support the porting, bring-up, integration, and stabilization of an Android-based In-Flight Entertainment platform on next-generation target hardware.

The engineer will be responsible for adapting the Android operating system to the target hardware, integrating the Board Support Package, configuring and validating Hardware Abstraction Layers, enabling platform peripherals, stabilizing Android builds, and supporting Android platform compatibility activities.

The role requires hands-on experience across the Android platform stack, including bootloader, Linux kernel, device drivers, BSP, HAL, Android framework integration, device configuration, build systems, security configuration, and hardware-software debugging.

The engineer will work closely with hardware, middleware, application, build and integration, test automation, and compatibility teams to deliver a stable Android 17 platform baseline that supports passenger, crew, and maintenance applications.

ob Title: Android Platform Engineer – Android 17 / BSP / HAL / Infotainment

Location: Irvine, CA – Onsite

Start Date: Immediate

Request ID: J3TJ5J

Background Check: Mandatory

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Android Platform Engineer to support the porting, hardware bring-up, integration, and stabilization of an Android-based In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) platform on next-generation target hardware.

The engineer will work across the Android platform stack, including AOSP, BSP, bootloader, Linux kernel, device drivers, HAL, Android framework, device configuration, build systems, security configuration, and hardware/software debugging .

The role involves migrating and stabilizing an existing Android 15 implementation to Android 17 , enabling target hardware and peripherals, integrating vendor components, and delivering a stable Android platform baseline for passenger, crew, and maintenance applications.

Key Responsibilities

Android OS Porting & Platform Bring-Up

• Port and integrate Android 17/AOSP onto the target IFE hardware platform.
• Analyze the existing Android 15 implementation and identify migration requirements for Android 17.
• Configure AOSP device, product, board, vendor, ODM, and related platform layers.
• Establish and debug the complete boot flow from bootloader and Linux kernel through Android init, native services, framework services, and system UI.
• Integrate system, vendor, product, boot, and vendor-boot images as applicable.
• Configure device manifests, system properties, resource overlays, init scripts, permissions, and platform configuration.
• Stabilize stock Android before integrating customer-specific middleware and applications.
• Troubleshoot boot failures, service-startup issues, framework initialization problems, and system-server failures.
• Maintain platform compatibility and required functionality during the Android version migration.

Bootloader & Boot-Chain Enablement

• Configure and integrate the applicable bootloader for the target hardware.
• Support board initialization, memory/storage configuration, display handoff, and boot-device selection.
• Configure Android boot, vendor boot, init boot, recovery, partitions, and related image formats.
• Support Android Verified Boot and secure-boot mechanisms.
• Configure boot arguments, kernel command-line parameters, boot configuration, and device-tree selection.
• Support fastboot, recovery, engineering flashing, factory programming, and software-loading workflows.
• Debug boot loops, image verification failures, partition issues, and bootloader-to-kernel handoff problems.
• Collaborate with hardware and security teams on board-level startup and chain-of-trust issues.

Linux Kernel, BSP & Device Enablement

• Integrate and adapt the Linux kernel for the Android 17 target platform.
• Configure the kernel for the target SoC, board, peripherals, and product requirements.
• Integrate vendor kernel changes and required device drivers.
• Modify device trees and overlays for target board variants.
• Enable and debug hardware interfaces and peripherals such as GPIO, I2C, SPI, UART, USB, PCIe, storage, display, audio, networking, and other board-specific interfaces.
• Perform BSP integration and resolve hardware/software integration issues.
• Analyze kernel logs, crash dumps, boot traces, and system logs to identify root causes.

HAL & Android Framework Integration

• Configure, integrate, and validate Android Hardware Abstraction Layers.
• Integrate vendor HALs and framework-facing interfaces for target hardware.
• Support migration of vendor modules and hardware interfaces from Android 15 to Android 17.
• Troubleshoot framework-to-HAL and HAL-to-driver communication issues.
• Validate hardware functionality through Android framework services and system components.
• Work with middleware and application teams to ensure stable platform APIs and interfaces.

Build, Integration & Platform Stabilization

• Work with Android build systems including

Soong, Blueprint, Make, and related AOSP build tooling

.

• Configure product/device build targets and resolve build and dependency issues.
• Integrate vendor binaries, libraries, modules, packages, and firmware.
• Support reproducible platform builds and release baselines.
• Analyze build failures, dependency conflicts, compilation issues, and packaging problems.
• Maintain platform branches, patches, and release artifacts using Git-based workflows.

Security & Compatibility

• Support Android platform security configuration, permissions, SELinux policies, and secure boot.
• Troubleshoot SELinux denials and policy-related platform issues.
• Support

CTS/VTS

sanity validation and Android compatibility activities.

• Analyze compatibility failures and work with engineering teams to resolve platform-level issues.
• Prepare test evidence, platform documentation, release notes, and technical handoff materials.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with hardware, BSP, middleware, application, build/integration, test automation, cybersecurity, and compatibility teams.
• Participate in platform bring-up, integration, defect triage, and technical reviews.
• Document platform configuration, patches, known issues, recovery procedures, and handoff requirements.

Mandatory Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with

Android OS/AOSP platform porting and bring-up

.

• Experience with

BSP integration, HAL configuration, device enablement, and build stabilization

.

• Strong knowledge of

Android platform architecture and Linux internals

.

• Experience with

bootloader, Linux kernel, device drivers, device tree, and boot-chain debugging

.

• Hands-on experience with

Android HAL/HIDL/AIDL

and vendor integration.

• Experience with

Android build systems – Soong/Blueprint/Make

.

• Experience troubleshooting Android platform issues using

logcat, dmesg, kernel logs, dumps, and debugging tools

.

• Experience with

SELinux, Android permissions, Verified Boot, and platform security

.

• Experience with

CTS/VTS or Android compatibility validation

.

• Strong

C/C++ and Linux

programming/debugging experience.

• Strong Git/source-control and software integration experience.
• Infotainment experience is mandatory

, preferably automotive, aviation, In-Flight Entertainment (IFE), or other embedded infotainment platforms.

• Experience migrating or upgrading an existing Android platform across major Android versions is highly preferred.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a

hands-on Android Platform/BSP Engineer

rather than an Android application developer. They should have experience taking an Android/AOSP platform from

hardware bring-up → bootloader/kernel → BSP → HAL → Android framework → build stabilization → CTS/VTS validation

.

Strong candidates will typically have: